| Family: | Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails), subfamily: Macrourinae |
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| Order: | Gadiformes (cods) | |||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||
| In this site name: | Conesnout grenadier | |||
| Max. size: | 41.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 1371) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; non-migratory; marine; depth range 395 – 960 m | |||
| Climate: | deep-water; 18°S - 38°S, 25°e - 40°e | |||
| Importance: | fisheries: of no interest | |||
| Resilience: | Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) | |||
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Distribution:
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Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique to Durban, South Africa (Ref. 2800). | |||
| Morphology: | Dorsal spines (total): 2 - 2; Anal spines: 0. Pyloric caeca 29 to 37. Scales fairly large with conical spinules arranged in widely divergent V rows or in quincunx pattern. Snout with a black margin along its leading edge only; first dorsal fin with black stripe on membrane between second spinous ray and first branched ray, otherwise generally dusky. | |||
| Biology: | Feeds primarily on fish (including Bregmaceros) and squid, but polychaetes and Pagurids crabs have also been found in the stomach (Ref. 1371). | |||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
| Coordinator: | Iwamoto, Tomio | |||
